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Definition of "umber" []

  • A natural brown earth containing ferric oxide and manganese oxides, used as pigment. (noun)
  • Any of the shades of brown produced by umber in its various states. (noun)
  • Of or related to umber. (adjective)
  • Having a brownish color. (adjective)
  • To darken with or as if with umber. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "umber" in a sentence
  • "I overpainted that once with raw umber, which is a dark yellowish brown, and on top of that I put mixtures of yellow ochre, and then I scratched through all the layers with a piece of metal comb. '"
  • "No, burnt umber, which is the colour of the tattered shorts my dad used to wear."
  • "Anyway, that grass … I overpainted that once with raw umber, which is a dark yellowish brown, and on top of that I put mixtures of yellow ochre, and then I scratched through all the layers with a piece of metal comb. '"